The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round ties, taking place on 10-12 February. In addition, Zone Group I and II first round ties are also being played on the same dates. The team nominations for these ties are currently being compiled and will be announced in due course. Follow all the action on the official Davis Cup by BNP Paribas websites: www.daviscup.com and www.copadavis.com.

Austria had no choice in singles. It's Melzer and Haider-Maurer or nothing. In doubles, they have more possibility with Melzer, Marach and Peya. The last two ones play together this year but it's difficult not to have Jurgen in this type of match. I think Melzer - Peya is the better duet especially in hard indoor.
For Russia, Bogomolov and Youzhny ar the best choices for singles. In doubles, they can play together or event with Kunitsyn

I agree Melzer will have to play both singles and doubles. He has played with both Marach and Peya but he and Peya played most recently together in Zagreb. They will most likely be the choice for doubles.

Although, in seriousness, if he doesn't change those nominations a couple of hours before tomorrow's play, he might be looking at a 0-2 situation.

Neither Bogomolov nor Kunitsyn are reliable performers, even if they are higher-ranked and have a winning head-to-head record, respectively. Home advantage might also help the Austrians, even though they are weak big-match performers.